The Study Of Loess Painting Artistic Thought

In the history of Chinese painting, there are many schools with differentpropositions and techniques, while they have something in common. Similarpainting style and certain space-time consistency are formed on the basis ofsame or similar regionalism, successive artistic idea and same or similar artisticidea. Loess painting school integrates these conditions and owns distinctfeatures. Rooted in yellow land, loess painting school also rises sharply in thisyellow land and it’s academic painting school with Xi’an Academy of Fine Artsas main part, the works of which form masculine, bold, forceful and idealrealism style.The first part elaborates local idea of loess painting school, which isdivided into two parts: creation background of loess painting school, humanisticfoundation and conditions formed by loess painting school. Regional conditionsinclude influence of physic-geographical environment and features of yellowland, which influence the creation of loess painting school. Humanisticfoundation conditions include excellent painters of loess painting school andpainter groups with common artistic ideas. Liu Wenxi is the representative ofexcellent painters and painters of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts are main parts ofloess painting school, who form a group with common painting views andpromote production of loess painting school.The second part is divided into two parts, which elaborates realism ideafrom theoretic basis and artistic idea. Theoretic foundation includes YellowRiver Spirit and Yan’an Spirit, Yellow River Spirit stands for perseverantcharacter of Chinese nation and Yan’an Spirit symbolizes hardworking characterduring renovation. Rooted in Loess Plateau, painting style of loess paintingschool brings in regional color of yellow land. Painting is a kind of language andworks of loess painting school is undoubtedly language expression of localculture, which reflects spirit of idealism profoundly. Artistic idea of loesspainting school also includes influence of natural landscape on creationinspiration of artists, painting intention of belief customs and humanism duringcreation. Particular natural landscape of yellow land in west China touches the heart of painters of loess painting school, and they always integrate folk belief,customs and life habit in painting works. Painters of loess painting school focuson people in yellow land and reflects humanistic spirit. Serving people is artistictenet of loess painting school, which accords with artistic idea “art serves thepublic”, reflects artistic origin and socialism value of serving people.